极度深寒

　　泰德是一个摄影记者，在一次骇人的探险旅行中，他被一只半人半兽的动物咬伤，女友则不幸死亡。为了休养身心的伤痛，泰德到姐姐珍娜的家暂住，同时陪陪他疼爱的外甥布莱特。在泰德停留的日子里，发生接二连三的恐怖命案，珍娜并未将这些事与弟弟种种异常举动联想在一起，但已引起他们家的灵犬“雷神”（Thor）的警戒，深怕泰德会伤害珍娜和布莱特。不幸的是泰德的情况越来越严重，他的意志力已经无法控制，三番两次想加害珍娜母子，幸好都被忠心的“雷神”阻止，到底他们的命运会如何？

A series of events, apparently casual, lead Silvia Monteferrante to suspect that there was something else behind the accidental death of her ex-husband.

　　为了躲避一些未知的东西，母亲带着四个孩子住进了一个偏僻的房子里。母亲病故后，在兄弟四人的努力下，他们争取到了房子的产权。最大的孩子也开始找到了自己的爱情，但一帆风顺的生活下，实则暗藏凶机。最小的弟弟一直声称房间里面存在鬼魂，其他三人也似乎承认此事，但都没人点破。
　　故事的开头要从四人的父亲说起，这其中包含很多阴暗和不愉快的事情。虐童、弑父、藏尸、禁闭，其中的隐情终究会被他人打破……

　　When his long suffering girlfriend disappears suddenly, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in.

When Bosnian-born Aisha and cameraman Elias team up to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha's brother, they cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.

A Mexican-American couple expecting their first child relocate to a migrant farming community in 1970's California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.

　　约翰刚出狱，即与一名开葬仪社的老朋友见面。那人告诉约翰，你父亲留了一大笔钱在雷弗特角等他。没想到该地正为一群怪物所困扰，并准备除掉怪物，约翰加入了打击魔鬼的阵营中，无暇去管那笔钱了。

所有的一切，都开始于上一集故事的结局处，随即就以旋风般的姿态展开了一场全新的血雨腥风……看起来安静从容但暴躁易怒的玛丽贝丝(丹妮尔·哈丽丝饰)正坐在一艘陷在路易斯安那州的沼泽地的小木船里，强烈的求生欲望让她拼了命地想逃离这里，就为了能够从丑陋且以沼泽为家的杀人狂维克托·克罗利(凯恩·霍德尔饰)的魔掌中重获自由--维克托不但杀死了玛丽贝丝的全部家人，还包括其他来这里度假的人，本来他们是想在这个位于新奥尔良的市区之外的沼泽地度过一个愉快的假期的，没想到最终却演变成了一场不折不扣的噩梦。

杰瑞·莫纳汉医生（大卫·隆巴德 David Lombard 饰）带着未婚妻安妮特（林德赛·格兰森 Lindsay Goranson 饰）、两个女儿和长女杰西卡（艾瑞卡·鲁德斯 Erica Rhodes 饰）的英国男友罗宾（詹姆斯·瓦克 James Warke 饰），千里迢迢从美国来到爱尔兰老家，只为舒缓家人紧张的身心，进一步拉近彼此间的距离。杰西卡和妹妹莫莉（Josslyn DeCrosta 饰）格格不入，两人一路拌嘴，旅途充满不安。由于人生地不熟，一家人最终迷路，而且还错过了回程的末班车。 　　天色渐渐暗淡下来，由于争吵不断，杰西卡和罗宾单独行动，却在旷野中听到类似婴儿般的奇怪叫声。似乎一种根本不应该属于这个世界的生物，正在觊觎着他们的生命……

　　继震惊全国的威兹堡命案发生已经过去10个年头了，当年的幸存者悉妮·普利斯科特（内维·坎贝尔 Neve Campbell 饰）经历了常人无法想象的痛苦与磨难，如今终于从过去的阴影走出。她将那段不堪回首的往事写成书，其经历也被拍成系列电影，一时间红遍全国。在全国签售的最后一站，悉妮来到故乡威兹堡。然而厄运似乎如影随形，前一晚两名妙龄女孩在家中即遭鬼脸杀手杀害，悉妮的车厢内更发现了带血的刀子。警长戴维（David Arquette 饰）对此高度关注，与妻子盖尔（Courteney Cox 饰）各自积极追查真凶。
　　与此同时，悉妮的表妹吉尔（Emma Roberts 饰）和朋友们也受到陌生人的死亡来电。新一轮的屠杀就此展开，血雨腥风在所难免……

　　Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.